If you are a dog parent who also happens to have pet allergy, you would know about the struggle of trying to suppress your condition while providing your dog with all the love that you can give. Fortunately, there are things that you can do to alleviate your situation and live a happy and healthy life with your beloved four-legged friend. Here are some helpful tips that you can take into consideration.

Food Allergies and Eczema – A Detailed Study:

Food allergies are basically defensive actions of your immune system against certain proteins found in food which your immune system mistakenly considers harmful for your body.

The very first time you consume such a food , the immune system releases antibodies called immunoglobulin E or IGE. The next time you eat the same food IGE tries to counter it by inducing release of large quantities of histamine. Histamine can have some effect on your gastrointestinal tract , skin , respiratory system , cardiovascular system.

When you are suffering from food allergy, if you consume or even touch that specific item , it can leave a severe effect on your skin. However not each & every food, associated with skin problems are activated by food allergy. On the other hand some specific foods can make the situation worse for few people.

Depending on how your immune system is reacting, here are a few symptoms:

When The Reaction Is IGE-Mediated:

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Appearance of redness on your skin, which is also known as erythema

Pruritus or itching

Angioedema or swelling in and around eyes or lips or face or even mouth

Hives or urticarial (itchy reddish bump)

When The Reaction Is Non-IGE-Mediated:

Atopic eczema or atopic dermatitis

Itching, which also known as pruritus

Erythema or redness appearing on your skin

Some other non-skin related signs of food allergies are abdominal pain, discharging of blood or mucus with stool, sneezing, vomiting, wheezing, chest tightness, diarrhea, cough etc. These problems can appear along with the skin problems.

Foods That Cause Allergic Reactions:

When you suffer from food allergies , your immune system by mistake assumes a particular food or a particular substance in the food as the main culprit. As an immediate response to this false assumption, the immune system nudges the cells to discharge antibodies called Immunoglobulin E ( IGE ).There main purpose to counter the effects of the so called culprit foods / food substances ( known as allergen ). Every time you take a portion of that food, your body gets a signal from the immune system to release histamine, a chemical, into your blood stream.

A list of foods, which can causes irritations are:

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Shrimp,

Crab,

Lobster,

Shellfish

Pecans,

Walnuts,

Peanuts

Eggs

Milk

Fish

Wheat etc..

Sometimes depending on your food intolerance, you could consume a less amount of that specific food, without having any reaction. On the other hand, when you are really suffering from food allergy then even a very small amount of the problem food can worsen the situation.

Role of Gluten:

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People who are suffering from an ailment called celiac disease, need to avoid gluten (protein). A few types of grains are an ideal solution of this gluten problem. If people with certain problems consume gluten food, they could injure their small intestine.

According to McGee people with celiac effect have more careful about their gluten intake in recent years. Nevertheless people with no celiac ailment can also react in a similar manner to gluten, which leads to skin rashes (also known as dermatitis herpetiformis) sometimes. This types of rashes mostly appear among people with celiac diseases.

Allergens which can lead to eczema / rashes, can be anything from the weather to the condition of your skin. Almost one third of the kids suffering from eczema can also end up having food allergies. Sometimes we get confused about the symptoms of these problems.

According to MD, director of pediatric dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Daniela Kroshinsky,usually kids who are suffering major eczema, have more chances of contracting food allergies. She also said “There is an increased association of food allergies in children with eczema, but the overwhelming majority of children with eczema do not have food allergies,”

Various studies have revealed that the relationship between eczema and food allergies is rather twisted. It has been found that for a majority of people eating a food that can trigger food allergies in them does not automatically result in rashes on the skin. This form of reaction is more common among infants and people suffering from a severe case of eczema.

Usual signs of allergic eczema are:

Rough or red or even dry skin

Rashes

Cuts

Pain or a kind of burning sensation

Tender or even warm skin

Itching

bumps that are red in color which oozes , drains or appear crust like

Thickened or even scaly skin

Inflammation could also occurs

Few Causes of Allergic Eczema:

When people come in open contact with an allergen then allergic eczema can happen, which also popularly known as delayed allergy, since the reactions doesn’t appear right away. It takes almost 24-48 hours (1 to 2 days) to manifest.

Food is healthy, but certain food can lead to allergies and new studies claim that they have discovered and identified the levels at which five common food allergens can react sharply. According to the research team led by Professor Clare Mills of the Institute of Inflammation and Repair at the University of Manchester, UK there are certain foods that can lead to allergy issues and this lead will help them to improve allergy warnings on food products in the future. The team mentioned that there are more than 15 million people in the United States that have food allergies of which 6 million are children.

Before ascertaining the requisite contents of your allergy relieving kit; it is important to delve into the concept of allergy. It is equally important to be familiar with the causes, symptoms and frequency of allergy.

By shaping out your knowledge and acquaintance; you will be able to know how to tackle the symptomatic conditions, so that you can work your way to relief.

A high level of soft drink consumption is associated with increased chance of Asthma, a new study has found.

Researchers interviewed 16,907 participants aged 16 years and older in South Australia. Result published in the journal Respirology, showed that 13.3% of participants with asthma drink more than half a liter of soft drink daily.

“Our study emphasizes the importance of healthy eating and drinking in the prevention of chronic diseases like asthma and COPD,” said Zumin Shi, MD, PhD, of the University of Adelaide.

According to a research study, Asthma (a chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchi or Airways), has increased between 1960s and 2008.Above 300 million people are affected by asthma worldwide. In 2009 this fatal disease caused 250,000 deaths around the world.

One must be familiar with the causes and symptoms of asthma in order to lessen the possibility of asthma attacks. You may have mild symptoms and infrequent attacks of asthma, but it can become severe if it isn’t treated.
Asthma cannot be cured, but its symptoms can be controlled.